Dr. John Bergsma – The Dead Sea Scrolls

(Matt. 19:12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth,
and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and
there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the
sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let
him receive it.”)
Another “Rule” at Qumran, similar to the Community Rule and
called “The Damascus Document”, states the following:
• 7:4” In short, for all who conduct their lives 5 by these
laws, in perfect holiness, according to all the
instructions, God’s covenant stands firm 6 to give them
life for thousands of generations. BUT if they live in
camps according to the rule of the land and marry 7
women and beget children, then let them live in
accordance with the Law, and by the ordinance”
• For the Essenes, “perfect holiness” was to abstain from
marriage and begetting children, in other words,
celibacy.
o John, Qumran, and the Dating of the Passover (about 48 min. in)
Compare these accounts:
• John 12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to
Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from
the dead.
• Mark 14:1 It was now two days before the Passover and
the feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and
the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth, and
kill him;
Is this an error in Scripture?
• Luke 22:10 He said to them, “Behold, when you have
entered the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet
you; follow him into the house which he enters
• This was women’s work! See John 4:7
Apparent conflict of date of Passover:
Mark 14:12 And on the first day of Unleavened Bread, when they
celebrate the passover, his disciples said to him, “Where will you
have us go and prepare for you to eat the passover?”
John 19:13 When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus out
and sat down on the judgment seat at a place called The
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